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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VARREN II. TAYLOR, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE YALE 8vTOVNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

LATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,348, dated .Tune 8,1886.

Application filed February 3, 1886. Serial No. 190,668. (Model.)

Tov all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN H. TAYLOR, of Stamford, in the countyv ofFairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new anduseful Latch, of which the following is a specilication, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form ofembodiment o1 my invention.

My invention consists iu certain improvements in mortise locks orlatches, whereby they are rendered more satisfactory in their operation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a horizontal section of mydevice completeas applied to an ordinary door. Fig. 2 is asectionshowing only the latch appliances taken at right angles to that shown inFig. l. Fig. 3 is a face view of the latch and latch plate or holder. Y

Referring to the letters upon the drawings, A indicates an ordinarydoor-latch or lockcase on a door, operated by a partially-rotatingspindle, B, and knobs C, and any usual or suitable mechanism, D,connecting the spindle and latch push or plunger E, which corresponds inposition, movement, and connections generally with the ordinary slidinglatch or `latch-bar in common locks for doors, 85o,

Normally the plunger rests within the lock- H indicates the latchpivoted to any suitable plate or holder, I, countersunk in and securedto a door-jamb. This latch is provided with any suitable light spring,K, tending tc press it gently outward, so that it will project in thepath of the end or face plate, F, as illustrated, when shutting a dooror drawer, which end plate is really the strike, or corre sponds infunction with the ordinary strikeir pushing in the latch when shutting adoor o1 drawer. The spring K is preferably a deli cate helical springmounted in a yoke or frame, K', located directly behind the inclined endo: the latch. This construction offers the mini mum resistance to thenecessary movement ir shutting the door.

The latch is inclined on its face L, as usual, so that when it is struckinthe act of shutting a door, Src., it will be pushed inward out ol theway, and then its spring will throw it oui again into the cavity G andlatch the door.

I prefer to slightly curve or incline the surface M of the latch end, asshown, for the bet ter fitting or workmanship.

Y I provide 'a stop, N, on the latch, to strikf the plate or holder I,as shown, and limit itf outward oscillation.

I do not claim that a pivoted oscillating spring-latch is broadly new;nor do I claim broadly,a latch pivoted to the jamb of adoor incombination with a pusher mounted in th( door; but

Vhat I do claim to be new, and desire t( secure by Letters Patent of theUnited StatesI 1s- The combination of the plate I, the latch E pivotedthereto, the yoke K', mounted on the plate I, the spring K, attached tothe latch auf to the yokejust behind the head of the latch` with thelatch-operating mechanism, substan tially as set forth.

vIn testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WARREN H. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

SOHUYLER MEEEITT, GEO. E. WHITE.

